9:19 PM,
May 22, 2013

Vehicles travel along Second Avenue South on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Wisconsin Rapids. The City Council approved a measure this week that would alter the lane configurations of the road in an attempt to improve safety and eventually raise the speed limit back to 35 mph. The city lowered the speed limit to 25 mph in 2008.

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Following through on a promise they made in 2009, Wisconsin Rapids officials took the first steps to raise the speed limit on Second Avenue South.

The City Council approved an agreement, 7-0, Tuesday with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to make changes to the road, which doubles as highways 54 and 73, from Riverview Expressway to Gaynor Avenue. Council member Jim Stack was absent from the meeting.

The alterations will include changing pavement markings and widening a section of the road to allow two southbound lanes to enter the roundabout, all in an attempt to expedite ...